Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list (A book related to fungi)
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake

3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan

6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
Other Rivers: A Chinese Education by Peter Hessler

7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
In My Father's Court byIsaac Bashevis Singer

8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut

10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
The Iliad by Homer translated by]Emily Wilson

11. A book set in a fictional location
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin

12. A book by an Irish author
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman

15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
18. A book set primarily in nature

19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
22. A translated novel from Asia

23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
25. A book with waves on the cover
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
27. A book set in the winter

28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2
30. A monster book
31. A book with a coastal setting

32. A mystery or true crime book
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
34. A book title that could be a country song
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists

36. A book with a common household object on the cover
37. A book featuring adult friendships
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read

41. A book that involves digging up the past
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
44. A haunting book

45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
47. A book relating to fire
48. A book with a character dealing with death

49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
51. A book published in 2025
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover

12. A book by an Irish author
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie Farrell

13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes

14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
Weyward by Emily Hart

15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
Satan in Goray by Isaac Bashevis Singer

16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list (a book that is set in a dystopia)
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel

18. A book set primarily in nature
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
Eat the Buddha by Barbara Demick

20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf

21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
Migrations by Collene McConaghy

22. A translated novel from Asia
This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer translated by Max Lane

23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
Do You Know .... ? by Howard S. Becker and Robert R. Faulkner

24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv

25. A book with waves on the cover
This is Your Mind as Music by Daniel J. Levitin

26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
Elektra by Jennifer Saint

27. A book set in the winter
A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy

28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2
Little, Big by John Crowley

30. A monster book
Stalingrad by Vassili Grossman

31. A book with a coastal setting
Kantika by Elizabeth Graver

32. A mystery or true crime book
Killers of the Flower Moon by Davd Grann

33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin

34. A book title that could be a country song
The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow

35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Invisible Rulers by Renee DiResta

36. A book with a common household object on the cover
The Disappearing Spoon by Sean Kean

37. A book featuring adult friendships
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg

38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1 (Zionism)
Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon

39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2 (Zionism)
The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan

40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
There's Always This Season by Hanif Abdurraqib

41. A book that involves digging up the past
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
The Remans of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
On Freedom by Timothy Snyder

44. A haunting book
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild

45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
Blood Moon by John Sedgwick

47. A book relating to fire
Krakatoa by Simon Winchester

48. A book with a character dealing with death
Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry

49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
Hyperspace by Michio Kiku

50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
The Women by Kristin Hannah

51. A book published in 2025
Katabasis by by R.F. Kuang

52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
In Ascension by Martin McInnes

THE 2025 ANNIVERSARY LIST

2016: A book originally written in a language other than English (Turkish)
Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk

2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"
Ubik by Philip K. Dick

2018: An author's debut book
House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
Radium Girls by Kate Moore

2020: A book with an emotion in the title
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet (India)
The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott

2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or the name
The Challenger Launch Decision by Diane Vaughan

2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books
The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester

2024: A book that has been on your TBR list for over a year
Twelve Who Ruled by R. R. Palmer

2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller